6/24/08"Revelation
is not enjoyed by the members of the Church, only. The Constitution of
the United States was revealed from God; and I cannot help but think
if the people of the world would study the source of great discoveries
made for the betterment of the children of men, in the sciences and in
the arts, they would at once admit there was some power greater than
man that had brought them about. The wireless telegraphy is a marvel
and a wonder; as well as the telephone, by which the human voice is
now carried from ocean to ocean. These inventions did not come about
through man's wisdom alone. The development of electricity and the
transmission of thousands of horsepower over a small copper wire, for
hundreds of miles away from where the power is generated, have been
made possible through inspiration from our Heavenly Father. We need
not be told, my brethren and sisters, that the men who have made these
great discoveries did not receive inspiration from a greater source
than their own brain. If a man places himself in a position to receive
revelation or inspiration from God, seeks it diligently and honestly,
it is often granted him, particularly if his heart and soul are in
attune with God's purposes."
- Reed Smoot, "Conference Report," April 1915, Second Day—Morning
Session, p.90

11/29/08"When
we look at the marvelous growth of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, and read the prophecies of the Prophet of God who was
chosen to open this last dispensation, it seems to me that it leaves no
room to doubt that the hand of God has been over this people from the
day the Church was organized up to the present time. It is true that we
have been tried and tempted; it is true we have been persecuted, and all
manner of falsehoods have been circulated against us, and retailed and
wholesaled the world over; but let me say to you, be faithful to the God
that has watched over this people and to His commandments, and just as
sure as we have increased to what we are today, just so sure will the
little stone that was cut out of the mountain without hands roll forth
and fill the whole earth, as the Prophet of God foretold. The time is
not far distant when men and women from among this people will be wanted
all over the world. I want to testify to you today that this people, who
have been chosen of God, will yet teach the world the way of life, and
the only way to get back into the presence of God. The world may not
believe it, and they may hold out against it as long as it is possible;
but the word has been spoken that this people, governed by the
revelations of the Almighty, shall yet be a light unto the world and
teach them the way back unto eternal life." - Reed Smoot, "Conference
Report," April 1902, Afternoon Session, p.24 - 25

3/5/09"Get into the habit of being
happy. I tell you can do it. You can say to yourself when you are
awakened in the morning, 'Everything
is all right,' and keep on
saying it. You will be surprised to find how nearly all right the mere
saying of it at the beginning of the day will really make everything
right after all. This is true in business as well as in the home.
Prophets of gloom are never popular, and ought not to be."
- Reed Smoot, "Conference Report," October 1938, Afternoon
Meeting, p.123

9/11/15Those of us who have aligned
ourselves sincerely with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints have made choice of the good, and have become messengers of
salvation in ourselves and to others. We have become followers of
Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God. As such followers, integrity of
word and deed should be the cornerstone of our efforts. - Reed
Smoot, "Conference Report," April 1934, Afternoon Meeting, p. 36